Staff Edit: Updating this 1st post with any important information for collectors of Macross both new and old. To kick things off, here is a list of the various Valkyrie toys to come through the yearsTakatoku 1/55 VF-1

ONLY has TV versions as Takatoku went bankrupt prior to the premiere of Macross Do You Remember Love?

Bandai 1/55 VF-1

Bandai bought the molds from Takatoku, and slightly retooled a few of them.

DYRL? releases only except for the 1990 VF-1S Super Valkyrie Reissue(less diecast, more stickers in lieu of printed markings, new head), 2002 reissues(close to Takatoku but retooled lower arms thereby incompatible with previously released arm armors), swappable heat shield on VF-1S onwards, and 2008 Origin Of Valkyrie reissues(with new releases being the VF-1A Super Valkyries for both Max and Hikaru)

VT-1 Super Ostrich

VE-1 ELINT Seeker

VF-1S Strike Valkyrie

VF-1A Valkyrie Hikaru DYRL? Ver.

VF-1J Hikaru Reissue

VF-1J Max Reissue

VF-1J Milia Reissue

VF-1A Mass Production reissue

VF-1A Hikaru DYRL? Ver. reissue

VF-1S Roy Focker Special Reissue

VF-1S Super Valkyrie

Origin Of Valkyrie VF-1J Hikaru

Origin Of Valkyrie VF-1S Roy Focker Special

Origin Of Valkyrie VF-1A Super Valkyrie Hikaru

Origin Of Valkyrie VF-1A Super Valkyrie Max

Bandai 1/72 High Complete Model VF-1

Only VF-1 toy in 1/72 scale

Inspired by the Imai/ARII 1/72 plamo kits

1st VF-1 toy with retractable tail hooks

Only 3 releases

VF-1A Mass Production

VF-1J Hikaru

VF-1S Hikaru DYRL? Ver.

Optional heat shield included

ONLY VF-1 toy capable of swinging wings back WITH missles still attached

Mostly plastic construction

Most detailed VF-1 toy until the V1 1/60 VF-1 by Yamato came along more than 15 years later

Bandai 1/65 DX Macross 7 Valkyries

Mostly plastic construction

Seemed to be developed for a younger demographic

Not exactly show accurate

Very sturdy construction

VF-17D Nightmare

VF-17S Nightmare

VF-19Kai Fire Valkyrie

VF-19S Blazer Valkrie

Chrome versions of all 4 were released as limited editions

VF-19Kai Reissue

VF-17S Reissue

Yamato 1/72 Macross Plus

1st Prototype shown was VF-11B

VF-11B was actually smaller than 1/60, but bigger than 1/72 for durability reasons

YF-19 had a 2nd production run to fix the "Tab B" issues

VF-11B(version sans Fast Packs) prone to hip breakages

VF-11B

VF-11B Super Thunderbolt

YF-21

YF-21 Fast Pack Ver.

YF-19

VF-19A Excalibur VFX Ravens colors

Yamato V1 1/60 VF-1 Valkyrie

Substantial amount of diecast

Parts swapping required for transformation

1st Valkyrie toy that Nishikawa "FLEX" had a hand in designing

Toynami 1/55 Masterpiece Collection(MPC) VF-1 Veritech

Originally developed in 1/65 scale(it was said at the time that George Sohn expressed interest at bringing over Bandai's DX 1/65 Macross 7 toys)

During "scale war" speculation with Yamato, Toynami ended up switching the scale to 1/55

Though the toy had the length and height of a 1/55 VF-1 the parts had actually been stretched rather than proportionally upscaled

Heavily inspired by the HCM VF-1 which was said to be George Sohn's favorite VF-1 toy

Light up visor gimmick

Includes boarding ladder

Book-style box and certificate of authenticity

Initial production run: 15,000 per version(later increased due to demand for certain releases like the VF-1S

SV-51 Nora largely problem free but there are some reports of breakages

SV-51 is the only other Yamato Macross toy aside from the YF-21 to come with its own stand

2010 VF-0 reissues are generally "safe"

VF-0S

VF-0S 2008 Reissue

VF-0S Ghost bundle

VF-0A

VF-0A Shin Kudo Ver. Ghost bundle

VF-0S 2010 reissue

VF-0A 2010 reissue(NOTE: NOT window box)

SV-51 Ivanov

SV-51 Nora

SV-51 Mass Production

Ghost Drone A

Ghost Drone B/D

Yamato 1/60 Macross Plus

Mostly plastic construction

Work initiated a few years before the YF-19 was even announced

YF-19

YF-19 w/FAST packs

YF-19 reissue sans FAST packs and stand

YF-19 Weathered Ver. YamatoWeb exclusive

YF-19 Annniversary Ver.

YF-19 Double Nuts

YF-19 Bird Of Prey

YF-21 w/FAST packs and stand

YF-21 reissue sans FAST Packs and stand

Fold Booster with FAST packs for YF-19 and YF-21

VF-11B w/FAST packs

Yamato V2 1/60 VF-1 Valkyrie

Perfect transformation 1/60 VF-1

Known as part of the "3rd Generation" of Valkyrie toys for Yamato

Shoulder hinge breakage issues on initial releases and a few of the later ones, primarily due to knurled pins. Smooth pins were used later on

Biggest VF-1 lineup by Yamato to date(actually any other toy company)

Many VF-1's never made into toy form before were made in this line

VF-1S Strike Valkyrie Roy

VF-1A Super Valkyrie Hikaru

VF-1S Roy Focker Special DYRL? Ver.

VF-1S Hikaru

VF-1A Hikaru DYRL? Ver.

VF-1J Super Valkyrie Hikaru

VF-1J Hikaru

VF-1S Max

VF-1S Max Weathered Ver. YamatoWeb exclusive

VF-1A Max TV Ver.

VF-1A Max DYRL? Ver.

VF-1A Max DYRL? Weathered Ver. YamatoWeb exclusive

VF-1A Max Super Valkyrie

VF-1J Super Valkyrie Max

VF-1J Super Valkyrie Milia

VF-1A Kakizaki DYRL? Ver.

VF-1A Super Valkyrie Kakizaki

VF-1A Kakizaki TV Ver.

VF-1A Mass Production

VF-1J Mass Production

VT-1 Super Ostrich

VE-1 ELINT Seeker

GPB Armored Parts VF-1J Bundle

VF-1A Angel Birds w/Fan Racer Macross Chronicle Exclusive

VF-1A Angel Bird

VF-X

VF-1S Roy Focker Special TV Ver.

VF-1S Super Valkyrie

VF-1S Roy Focker Special TV Ver. w/Option Parts

VF-1J Hikaru Grey Goggles Ver. YamatoWeb exclusive

VF-1J Hikaru Weathered Ver.

VF-1J Hikaru w/Option Parts

VF-1S Hikaru DYRL? Ver. w/Option Parts

VF-1S Roy Focker Special DYRL? Ver. w/Option Parts

VF-1S Hikaru Strike Plus Annniversary set with flashlight

VF-1S Roy Focker Special Strike Plus Anniversary set w/flashlight

VF-1A Cavaliers(Dark Birds)

Clear option parts for Fast Packs

VF-1D Valkyrie

VF-1D Virgin Load

VF-1D w/Option Parts

VF-1S Roy Focker Special Low Viz

VF-1S Unpaint Ver.

VF-1S Unpaint Ver. kit

VF-1J Unpaint Ver. kit w/baby capsule and baby Komilia Jenius

VF-1A Unpaint Ver. kit

VF-1D Unpaint Ver. kit(not out yet)

VF-1A Alaska Guard(proposed, Yamato is still gauging interest)

Guys, Yamato V2 1/60 VF-1 Valkyrie's without shoulder issues:

ALL MAX

VE-1

ALL KAKIZAKI

ALL CF

Dark Birds

VF-X

Angel Birds

VF-1S low viz

ALL OPTION PARTS RELEASES

Both Strike "Plus" bundles with flashlights

GPB bundle 2nd production run

Hikaru VF-1S 2010 or later production run

YamatoWeb VF-1J Hikaru(grey visor trim)

Hikaru VF-1J 2010 or later

VF-1D Virgin Load

Note: If you find a V2 1/60 VF-1 version that was said to have shoulder issues, but has a clear canopy instead of tinted/plated, it is safe and also has the new, simpler crotch plate(like the 1/48 VF-1).